Mainstreet Research Poll - LPC: 33%, CPC: 30%, NDP: 19%, BQ: 6%, PPC: 6%, GPC: 4%
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338's aggregate still has them at 2.5%. How do they go about choosing which number to use?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/dates-and-venue-set-for-federal-leaders-debates-ahead-of-sept-20-election-1.5547919
Bernier can't meet the other two requirements, but he doesn't have to. Only one of them has to be met.
What I mean is, which public opinion polls? Is breaking 4% in just one poll enough? Or does he have to exceed 4% in every poll? Or is it an average?
I don't know which pollsters they are going to use. You can find all the recent requirements and rules that changed here (and the explanation why they changed them):
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1538034/Leaders__Debates_Commission_Leaders__Debates_Commissioner_David.pdf
This is what they say about the 4% requirement:
So, probably the ones cited by 338, CBC poll tracker etc.
I can't figure out if that clause is meant to get Max in or keep him out. My guess would be to get Max in, since that hurts the CPC.
Edit: I hope he gets locked out, if for no other reason than I can get some more mileage out of this meme (at the time of original posting he was not invited to the debates).